Physical inactivity, and its association with hypertension among employees in the district of Colombo

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Physical inactivity and hypertension among SOs and MAs

	Senior Officers			Managerial Assistants
	Hypertensive N (%)	Unadjusted OR (95%CI)	Adjusted OR	Hypertensive N (%)	Unadjusted OR	Adjusted OR
Physical inactivity	52 (59.1)	2.21 (1.24–3.9)	2.08 (1.07–4.6)	143 (65.9)	2.8 (1.8–2.7)	1.33 (1.1–1.7)

Odds ratio (95% CI) for hypertensives were estimated using binary logistic regression analysis with controlling for the following; age > 40 years, male sex, Rs. > 100,000.00 per month monthly income, high body mass index, commuting distance <20Km per day and current alcohol consumption

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